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doesn't get better than that. fans streaming in and can't wait to get in there. we have home field advantage which is huge. buster posey is left in the 2010 world series. i talked to players today they said yes. being here at home is an advantage. >> the crowd is into it. the atmosphere is great. we expect that out of the crowd every day. >>ç what do you expect from barry zito? >> he's going to build off of this game in st. louis. >> we've got the question quite a bit. you know?çó what is the club house like? elimination games, the same stuff. we're actingç stupid and doing our normal thing. it's worked so far.
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>> when i was a little kid playing in the backyard, it was giants, worldt( series. it is a dream come true. >> dream come true. detroit has something to say with it. they have a triple crown winner, not going to be a long but game one of the world series. >> thank you, here is the viekú from sky 7 hd. it just flew over the balance park this afternoon. this game is a sellout. wayne freedmanym continues our live coverage. wayne?t(çó >> every team begins with this goal. get to the world series. now they're down to two. this game is big. ap and t park, prospectsást got real. >> whether tickets are good or
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notymym is yet to be determined. >> the fate of the tickets still unknown.zv same for the giants as game one approaches.u! making sure historyç is about baseball check out security. to police with bomb-sniffing dogs to the fire department and paramedics and the chief. >> we're justq% making sure everyone is safe. >> homeland security screened every truck making a delivery. >> we just look forpq anom mallies that might be onç the trucks.. >> so many boxese1 ups flew extra cargo planes to accommodate demand. and because it's a world series these fans began standing in line at 8:00 a.m. but that is what it takes for innings for free from the outfield area. it's worth it, they say. >> being here, hearing the crowd -- just everybody roaring. that feeling you get knowing one of your favorite teams is
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winning. >> how about something good to eat? we had a question. do fans drink more beer or eat more hot dogs? surprise, garlic fries. tons of garlic fries. wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> wayne, thank you. >> well they did it. the mayors of san francisco and detroit made a world series bet. >> it does not include garlic fries. >> losing will haveu! to visit the winning mayor city, provide a day of service to our youth in our city, and at the same time take the opportunity to visit the thing that's make our city successful. >> that is better than the lame bets mayors usually make. mayor lee did not want to talk about what he would do if detroit wins but it might include a tour of a chevy bolt
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factoryóá29. >> go to facebook.com and like us first, click the giants logo. that will take to you the page where you can choose to share badges to show your support onñ your wall. >> right now, gas prices are falling in the bay area. slowly. they came?; 829 again overnight.my in oakland, san jose and san francisco. here are the prigss for regular unleaded. $4.34 a gallon in oakland and san jose. had:$45 in san.#ncisco.r wnxd 19 cents to 21 cents since last week. >> investigators on the scene of a deadly crane accident at the port of oakland. >> it happened during a maintenance check this morning. authorities sate man was crushed while working on the crane.
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>> southern california couple is now charged with murder in the home invasion death of a hercules woman. the two face nine felony charges in contra costa county. they're not eligible for bail. the pair arrested about two weeks ago, driving the stolen car of suzy ko. the 55-year-old found dead her home october 5th. >> san francisco police looking for a burglar who got away after a spectacular crash inside of the ucsf medical center garage. police say three men were in the process of ripping off a hoax. the owner came home. they lost control of the truckx3 on everybodying street. the truck crashed through a wall of the loading dock. two men were apprehended. >> hayward police arrested two robbery suspects this morning. sky 7 was over martin luther king junior middle school. officers searched there for evidence. police locked down that school and south gate elementary for
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about 45 minutes. it's uncertain if they had a gun when stealing jewelry from a victim. >> three people dead after a shooting spree in los angeles. the gunman remains on the loose. at this moment investigators are working two crime scenes, one is a home in downey. a woman found dead. the other is a safety safety business near by. a man and woman were killed. two others were also injured. a motive is unclear at this time. >> oaklanbç÷ mayor and business leaders touting their city's booming downtownv: restoration of frank ogawa plaza. >> it comes on the eve of the one-year anniversaryzázñ# police dismantling the first occupy encampment on the same plaza. >> happening now city leaders celebrate a renaissance in the downtown area the lawn has been restored but the
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celebration comes a day before demonstrators plan to,0 reoccuy ogawa plaza on the one-year anniversary of police moving in on the encampment. nearly 100 people were arrested in what became a day and night of sometimes violent demonstrations. in oakland abc 7 news. >> right now hurricane sandy is pounding gentleman makea. it heads for land fall. airports are closed, cruise ships cancelled port stops. a curfew is now in place. the hurricane expected to surge across jamaica then on to cuba. it could pose a throat florida. sandy blame forward a death, a woman swept away by a rushing river in haiti. >> the weather calmer here. take a look at live pictures in lake tahoe. parts of the sierra received 30 inches of snow this week. some resorts planning to open
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early. >> people who stopped at barns and noble stores are being urged to check their credit and debit bills. >> authorities say this is a sophisticated crime that has the attention of the fbir>. >> burden of proofs and noble released criminals planted bugs in pin pads at 63 of the seller stores across the nation. >> it's scary. >> 20 stores in california were affected by the crime. six are here in the bay area. frequent customer sarah abel hasn't seen suspicious activity on her card. >> we shop here once per month. >>u!t( natalie sanchez says her personal has been stole wen in the past. while this is disconcerting she says it's common in our current times. >> when i think about the
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credit card fraud and how we can get it returned back on the card i'm not too concerned. >> cnn says one pin padswas hacked at each location, affectingú&b:z than 1% of the devices in stores. disconnected on september 14th. after the company learned about the hack.xññi no word on how long the bugs were in the machine or why it took a month to disclose the breech. >> boy have a problem if the credit card companies were not pro active. >> there are other ways credit cards get stolen. rñ barns and noble is urging and and release the card. notify your bank of strange charges. abc 7 news.
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>> ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00 wage gap between men and women may start as soon as students graduate from college. >> donald trump offers the president a deal. what he says he'll pay fr some of the president's personal records. >> michael finney taking your questions and will answer them here live a little later. you can contact michael on twitter. >> take a look at traffic at 4:10 this afternoon this, is the skyway. it's normal crowd left to right to the lower deck of the bay brinl. better heading into the other direction. foiks heading southbound towards peninsula. stay with us.
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t,ç÷ú there is a gap between salaries earned by new male, and female college graduates a and female college graduates a cording to a6"jññra women one year outym of school are making 18% lessi] than what earning. thbí is virtually unchanged job as cross the board.ç and the aauw says what it calls unconscious biases are partially responsible for this. >> anyone tend ease sobering outlook and zynga reporting third-quarter earnings, hi, nicole. >> good afternoon. zynga's results show all things are not well in
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farmville. sales up more than 3% to $316 million the company did report a loss. the ceo is trying to make room to bolster the company dramatic moves announcing $200 million share buyç back3omç pm as well as offering real money gambling in the uk.[ and more signs that mobile gaming is taking a huge bite out of the gaming console companies. nintendo cut profit forecast by 70% and also lowered sales fact and says it will sell the new model at a loss. meantime, yahoo says 200 employees will lose jobs as the company shuts down it's south korean web portal.
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yahoo is unable to estimate how much at this time. we'll keep you posted. last week ceo reorganizes the company. yelp making a big acquisition looking to expand overseas. today said it's buying its german counter part for $50 million. it's going to give yelp at least 13 european countries. >> take a look at broader market. stocks closed lower but nothing like yesterday's 243-point loss on the dow.3w federal reserve said we're going to expect low, low rates until 2015. so bloomberg silicon valley index closing lower as well.
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not too sharply. and in the tight supply of the iphone 5 markets it's been a mixed bag for likes of at and t. the companyko addedxd justo 1510 monthly contracts. in the third quarter, down from 319,000 but on the other hand few customers doled out subsidies to the likes of apple and other phone makers. the over all net income rising $23.64 billion, up less than 1%. a lot of numbers tlchl but i know you got them. sending it over to you for fr bloomberg studios in san francisco. >> i know you computed all that. >> we've got it all. >> there are more numbers in the form of a forecast.
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>> 22,000 people want to know whatt( the weather is goingp to be here is a great view of+oç e sky looking eastward, we just see lots of blue skies.zv this is what it looksg#rj.thtsn: in the bay area, we're almost precipitation-free in the bay area now with the exception of lightzvc scattered sprinkles wel up to the north. so mainly ,y right now. sierra is tapering off. a little wintery mix there. not a lot happening at the moment. back in the bay area, quiet conditions and mild. cooler than average, current emperatures 61 degreeslp@sgxg francisco. mid-60s in÷ú almosthq&l other locations across the bay and
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inland. colder tonight in the north bay valleys. we'll see warmer days into the weekend. stormy weather to our north departing moving up into pacific northwest now. high pressure ridging in to dominate our weather picture giving us a sunnier and warmer pattern into the weekend. start agent 7:00 this evening, at which point will be mainly cleerks we'll see fog developing later in the evening we'll see fog confined along the coastline over the peninsula, inland locations will be mainly clear skieónñ will be cold in north bay valleys. low temperatures dropping down tonight. upper 30s up there as well. low to mid-40s over the
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remainder of the inland e bay area, chilly in spots tonight. tomorrow, startses to get milder, clouds but mainly sunny skies by afternoon, highs ranging fromht mid-60s up to 70s. upper 60s toçó near 70s around the bay as well. down near monterey bay, similar range of highs. upper 60s near the bay. 70s in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. highs climbing into upper 70sym. mid-60s on the coast. we'll see a cooling trend but not very much. tonight game one it will be partly sunny, partly cloudy. pleasant weather. >> yes. thank you. >> okay. >>ç up next actor tom cruise takes a magazine to court.
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the attempt to defend his daughter and himself. >> the un secretary general getting a dance lesson. >> taking a look right now at traffic on san mateo bridge. cars making their way to the east bay. travel on the right moving nicely on the peninsula. stay with us.
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denzel washington got a new movie out called "flight" and also, tom cruise filing a big lawsuit. >> star tom cruise suing "life and style" over claims he abandoned his daughter. the suit filed this morning. damages. saying the story is false. his lawyer says the actor doesn't go around suing people but quote, when these sleaze peddlers try to make money lies about his relationship with his child, you bet he's going to sue. no word yet from publishers. singer bobby brown arrested this morning for the second dui this year, booked onçó suspicion of driving under the influence. the 43-year-old first arrested this march before checking into rehab this summer. >> now, we caught up with denzel washington starring as
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a pilot to save the plane from crashing. he's a hero until alcohol is found in his system its a film about addiction. he could have been a mailman or talk show host. being a pilot is the most extreem situation. >> and get more movie news now at otrc.com. >> you can probably guess which craze is now sweeping the united nations. >> oh, i know. here is how you do it. cross your hands p hands likeçó this. the secretary general joked he was jealous because until this came around he was the most famous south koreainin. >> also he was kidding about doing it when things get
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tense. half a billion hits since released in july. >> i thought they're going to break out to do it there. >> yeah. i want to see it. >> but yeah. no.xd >> raceu is on to the finish. now two weeks away from november presidential election. >> donald trump offers to pay millions. >> and a major security breech at jfk airport. a young man getting on to runway with only swim trunks and a life vest on. how could this happen? the interview is just ahead. >> san francisco's homeless connects project expands. the one stop shop÷ú that will bd
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>> we're now 15 days from the november election. >> both candidates in battle ground states trying to lock down unskided voters. >> mark matthews joins us with today's event. >> right. it's an intense day of travel. and a day of distractions from outside of the campaigns. 13 days from election day. contenders kicking it into high gear. >> this is the first stop on our 48 hour fly around
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campaign marathon extravaganza. we're going to pull an all nighter. no sleep. >> president obama flying 5,000 miles today taking air force one overnight to florida. all across the stops the president is delivering his closing arguments. >> we're always moving forward. that is why i'm asking for your vote today. >> mitt romney has a closingzv argument, too. >> it doesn't feel like forward, it feels like backward. >> this poll shows a tight race and a controversial comment from a republican senate candidate is causing headaches. yesterday, richard murdock says a pregnancy resulting from rape is something god intended. today he says he believes rape
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is evil. >> if they came away with any impression other than that, i regret it romney's campaign disagrees but so far haven't asked him to take down this ad3 there is another distraction from donald trump if mr. obama willq release college records and passport history. >> he's the least transparent in the history of the country. there is nothing anything like it. >> donald trump is wrong about that. a great many have not released their school or records. you can find a link to the ! tv.
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coming up at 6:00 gloria alred. >> details are he mernling this afternoon about two men linked to the u.s. kons slit attack in libya. reports indicate a militant suspected has been killed in egypt and another suspect now in custody in tunisia. the secretary of state hillary clinton responded today to reports a militant group claimedp,xdb responsibility foe attack while they were taking place. >> posting something on facebook is not evidence and just under scores how fluid reporting was at the time and continued for some time to be. even so, republicans are seizing on the e mails to boost allegations it was
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organized by terrorists. >> a man arrest forward trespassing onto the tarmac at new york's kennedy airport is raising serious questions about security procedures. his jet ski broke down while he was riding in jamaica bay. he swam three miles in the dark towards a light. he jumped a fence, walk add cross runways and taxi ways nobody saw him and no cameras or motion detectors the airport paid millions for picked him up. >> figured i was on cameras and maybe a helicopter or a police car, something. nothing happened. to the point i had to walk up to a cargo worker. >> he was arrested and charged with felony trespass pleading guilty to a misdemeanor. he's the only one to pay for an alarming breakdown in
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security there. he'sç now suing new york port authority claiming he was questioned for hours without the offer of warm clothing, medical treatment or food. the port authority has not responded to charges. >> justice department is suing bank of america for $1 billion foru mortgage fraud. prosecuters say the countrywide group fueled the crisis using high speedw3ko transactions to pro ses defective fannie mae and freddie mac loans. there is no response yet from b of a. >> san÷mm 2 homeless is expanding and will go from every other month to every day. abc 7 news shows us the need. >> every other month, hundreds of homeless coming for services. >> we came here last night. we parked outside to get into line to get÷úçó here.
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>> cheryl hoping to get her stolen id replaced. others are here fr dental exams, massages;w-ç and even ak +õku, instead of getting this help every other month, ithis will be offered daily on a smaller scale. >> for many individuals when they're ready to seek services there is an immediacy.çw3çzv >> what<  is called every day connect workers will handle walk ins, linking homeless to city resources and suspects. >> we'll perhaps entice people to get out of the rain, get mayor ed lee's predecessor who created homeless connect in 2004. it's served 64,000 people,
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including arthur owens who needed new glasses for a month. >> i try to utilize that any given time i need something like this. >> officials are confident it is going to be a success because during a pilot project 226 people accessed serviclw÷ in one month. it begins on monday. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> if you feel the need for speed youç may want to head÷ú o texas. some say this is not a good idea. >> laterç she'sym being called home alone girl. whathgl a!/e 10-year-old girl do stop a home invasion while she was inside of the house. >> today's 7 on your side q and a just ahaechld i'm still taking yourm questions so you can still contact me on facebook.com/michael finney abc 7. i will be answering questions right here in just a few minutes.
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>> increase in low clouds, still world series weather. >> it is world series weather. traffic breezing into the city. stay with us,
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>> eva longoria's split, she and mark sanchez have called it quits. betty fletcher died yesterday 89 and alicia keys and eddie murphy. she and her husband purchased eddie murphy's mansion for estimated $15 million. >> a newç toll road opening between austin and san antonio allowing drivers to go 85 miles per hour legally.u! some really like the idea of being able to just hit the gas and go. >> they're asking for more accidents. it takesç÷ú a football field to stop the semi. try to stop a semi unless
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someone stops in front of you. >> officials say the road is built forçht higher speeds but others not convinced of the safety. they point to studies showing 12,000 deaths occurred after the 55 miles per hour speed limit was rifted in the late 1980s. >> let's check with live doppler 8. >> showing us dry conditions right now. spots of moisture out to see. and up into the north bay. well north up around clear lake. at and t park, tomorrow, we're looking at fall-like conditions. a line of showers and thundershowers into the mississippi slaly some spotty snow in the rockies. here in california tomorrow, sunny, dry day. mild with highs ranging from 60s in chico and sacramento to
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86 in los angeles. temperatures ranging from the bay. up to 70 into warmer inland the accu-weather forecast. there it is.ym getting down with the seven-day forecast. getting milder. right on throughout the weekend. ,-)aupperxd 70s.s risingçó into3 d-60s on the coast. we like to get down with the forecast and that is what we're doing now. >> great weather. >> is this your new catch phrase? we can come up withu! a graphic for it. >> nice. nice. >> thank you. >> great job. >> we've been getting giants
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fans' pictures and wanted to share them with you. take a look at this fan. >> looks like without a mitt. >> yes. >> another fan all dressed up and ready for the world srs srsz -- series. >> we want to see your fan pictures you canxnsend them toxd us at kgo-tv.com or share÷ú them >> i want to see your kids up there. >> and yours, too. they're in college. they're in college. youç don't want toa pictures. the government warning for people that may eat too much licorice. >> one measure would change how the state spends your tax dollars. we'll take a look at proposition 31. >> i'm michael finney. toll takers on golden gate bridge will be a thing of the past. but what happens if drivers drive through ask don't want to use fast track?
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the answer is next on today's q and a. >> hi, i'm dan ashley. coming up at 5:00 something dangerous may northbound the air at your child's day care center. and... why california's big spike in voter registration has little to do with the upcoming election and more about what is going on within the state. that and more is coming up at 5:00. news at 4:00 continues
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this afternoon forget black cats on halloween, fear black licorice. fda is warning the main sweetener can lead to abnormal heart rhythms and abnormal high blood pressure. prescription drugs should check with their doctor first. >> the national institute for health and clinical excellence is recommending you inhale less and stop for stretches of no shocking at work. saying the grad warm reduction is easier for hard core smokers than trying to quit abruptly.
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>> in the upcoming election you'll be deciding on prop 31 changing hout state can spend your tax dollars. >> sacramento is known for penchant to spend. reformers say prop 3 attempts to fix that habit. among pro visions, it changes state budget from an annual plan to a two year cycle, prohibits any new spending of $25 million unless the tab is offset by an amount with new revenues or cuts to other programs. gives the governor more authorities to cut the budget when lawmakers won't don't act, loosening rules on how local governments can spend state money. >> prop 31 recognizes state government is broken and this
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is a modest first step towards restoring confidence that state government knows how to spend taxpayer money. >> the trouble opponents have that say they it will be hard to find money for injuries. lawmakers who work on the budget say they're worried about the cop politics and what that might mean"nñxd when disaster triks if another layer is added if cal fire needed $50 million, the state has to find $50 million in cuts or new taxes to offset the expension, lawmakers tend to have long debates over money. >> imagine this happens and you have to call back legislature toñ have a discussion when there is an
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emergency. >> the impatch iswq unpredictable. many pro visions are untested. if approved changes are considered constitutional amendments and will be difficult to alter later. >> 7 on your side is here now answering questions that you sent to him. this first one from elva who asks we have a solicitation fr exterior water line service protection. do we need this? >> it's notxd insurance. it's similar but they're talking about here is similar to what at and t thofrz is the pipe going from the city main up into your house. that is all that itp covers.çc if that break wreak breaksv: you're responsible for having it repaired. if it breaks they'll offering they'll come and repair it.
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this anything else you can decide if youxdht:óu another option you can buy a ticket through. two days before or two days afterwards they'll apply that to your license plate, then, you won't receive the bill or you can just wait for the bill, send it in. >> or like a credit card thing? >> yes. >> okay. >> this one comes from ann who
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asks why haven't see's candies had milk patties since last year? who knew? >> we had to look this up. this was brought earlier today because i didn't know. it turns out that they're having trouble with a tad greater than see's would like. sees says there is new machinery. is it causing this? we don't know. they have taken them off until they can figure ut out. isn't that specific? might i suggest go to peanut butter patties? >> there are a lot of people that would like to help with taste testing. >> i'm sure. i'm sure. >> thank you. >> sure. >>. >> up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 is he the good luck charm? why the zoo thinks he s plus...
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>> i'm at my house, my mom is at the grocery sore and someone got into my house. >> how this 10-year-old stayed
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to the story of a 10-year-old girl that stopped a home invasion. >> what she did has local officers calling her brave. abc news reporter has the story. >> i think someone is coming up the steps i'm scared to death. >> peyton was sick and home last tuesday, burglars cut through this screen, entering her house waits out that window. >> the 5th grader hid in the pantry and called 911. >> i'm at my house, my mom is
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at the grocery store and someone is in the house. >> can you get out safe sfli. >> i'll try. >> she says she can hear the men talking. >> now, i know they're planning something. so i was scared. >> she decided to make a break for it. >> were you scared they were going hear you? >> i didn't care i was just trying to get out of the house. >> on the phone she says she hid behind a treat and spotted her mother. her mom didn't see her. >> mommy! mommy, don't go in there. >> i was hoping they didn't have guns or anything they can hurt my mom with. >> they didn't. and police soon arrived arresting one of the alleged burglars. two others ran away. overnight, gma was there.
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the 10-year-old many call the "home alone" girl met the man on the other end of the phone. an ending she says far better than a movie. >> what an experience. >> yes. >> take a look is this the giants good luck charm? the zoo says it coincided with the birth of this monkey. >> the little guy does not have a name yet. the zoo taking suggestions. so far, posey and scutero are the most-popular names. this could change. i'm not sure there is a connection. as long as he's not named bu burlander by the time this is over.
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>> he is adorable. >> yes. >> thank you. >> thanks for joining us for abc 7 news i'm larry beil. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> price at the pump dropping. next, analysts giving a time frame of when that will doum a screeching halt. >> the state's big spike in legislation. it has everything to do with state politics. >> game one about to get underway. the weather looks good. i'll have details coming up. >> good evening, gas prices on their way down but here is the qef. how low will they go? triple a found they dropped but that is 19 cents a gallon
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higher. than a year ago. >> pain at the pump caused people to curtail driving or eat out legs, wondering whether experts have been on target saying these prices won't last forever. guess what? experts were right. there are prices tumbling of the almost as fast as climbing two weeks ago. >> good news is that prices are going down. you can expect they'll go down some more. i would guess another 10 cents or 12 cents. bad news is that they're still high. >> he points out crude oil prices have fall dwron a three-month low reflecting less demand. the switch is underway. winter gas is cheaper to make.

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